Ipswich v Sunderland
Saturday, 22 August 2026, 14:00 · Gameweek 1 · 2026/27
How it went
- 23′Emersonn0.57 xG chance
- 38′Nilson Angulo0.08 xG chance
- 89′Jack Clarke0.06 xG chance
The shots
Ipswich 10 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Ipswich, Ipswich v Sunderland, 10 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.
Sunderland 11 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Sunderland, Ipswich v Sunderland, 11 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.
The chances that got away
- 0.62Daizen Maeda, 49' for Ipswich, set up by Abdul Fatawu
- 0.50Brian Brobbey, 3' for Sunderland, set up by Trai Hume
- 0.29Noah Sadiki, 28' for Sunderland, set up by Trai Hume
Where they stood
Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.
The match, in figures
| Ipswich | Measure | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 1.58 | Expected goals | 1.18 |
| 1.58 | Non-penalty xG | 1.18 |
| 1.72 | Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three | 0.99 |
| 1 | Half time | 1 |
| 10 | Shots | 11 |
| 3 | On target | 4 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 12.1 | Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press | 6.7 |
| 4 | Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal | 6 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0Y | Cards | 3Y |
Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 2.83 Ipswich, 3.22 the draw, 2.52 Sunderland, which is a 35, 31 and 40 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: F Hallam.